Practical Fishkeeping Magazine
How do I deal with aquarium snails? Nathan Hill • Aquarium snails are considered a pest by some and a pal by others. Spotting snails in your aquarium may not cause any issue at first, but that novelty may quickly wears off and disrupt the eco-system - and when the numbers get out of hand, you’ll need to intervene.
Practical Fishkeeping Magazine
Britain’s best-selling fishkeeping magazine. Cenepa Red Pencilfish. The first photo of what was being called the ‘Cenepa red pencilfish’ showed a single, vivid red male without the telltale horizontal black stripe seen in Nannostomus mortenthaleri, the coral red pencilfish, a species known in the hobby for decades.
A guide to acclimatising your new fish or shrimp - Practical …
Dec 16, 2024 · Getting new fish or invertebrates is always an exciting moment for any aquarium keeper, but doing it correctly is important to reduce the amount of stress the animals experience. Alex details a simple guide on how to acclimate them to their new tank. You have picked out the fish you want, checked ...
Practical Fishkeeping Magazine - January 2025 Issue
Dec 19, 2024 · Practical Fishkeeping January issue is on sale now! Take a trip along the Rio Negro in this month’s magazine, as we join Gabor Horvath on his once in a lifetime trip to see the natural habitats of many popular aquarium inhabitants.
Step by step guide for a Brazilian tetra biotope
1 day ago · Visiting black neon tetra habitat. In the Taquari River basin, in the north of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, a region I have explored a number of times, is a small stream which is home to black neon tetras (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi). My expeditions to that magical place were made possible by the efforts of my friends Heriberto Gimenes Junior and Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian ...
Fish keeping advice - Practical Fishkeeping
Fishkeeping advice answering all of your questions on keeping cold water, tropical, marine, freshwater and salt water fish. We have a team of top aquatic experts on hand to answer your questions, email us at [email protected] and we'll pass your question on to …
39 top tips for fishkeepers - Practical Fishkeeping
If you live your life at 100 mph, then fishkeeping may not be the hobby for you. Keeping fish properly involves building complex ecosystems that harness useful bacteria to recycle waste products. This takes time to achieve and can be frustrating at times. A new tank may take six weeks or more to ...
Beginners Guide to Keeping Fish - Practical Fishkeeping
Welcome to all new, and newish fishkeepers! In our Fishkeeping Beginners Hub, you’ll find regular articles full of fishkeeping information and top tips focused on you – taking you from nervous noob to budding hobbyist. Not only do we want to help you to keep a vibrant and healthy aquarium, we ...
20 tips to make fishkeeping easier - Practical Fishkeeping
Not every piece of fishkeeping advice is costly or difficult to implement. Don't believe us? Read on. There may be a few surprises for you along the way!
38 ways to make fishkeeping cheaper! - Practical Fishkeeping
Costs have risen significantly and cutbacks are having to be made in every walk of life. Yet that doesn’t mean we have to give up on what we love doing most — and that’s maintaining our aquariums.